COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Artisan Golden Ale. Ale aged in oak barrels. Barrel aged & bottle conditioned. Aged in large oak casks and refermented in the bottle. Oro de Calabaza is brewed in the Franco-Belgian tradition of special golden ales. Spicy and peppery with a gentle hop bouquet and the beguiling influence of wild yeast. Please enjoy our beers in good health, Cheers and Mahalo plenty!

Deep amber hue with initial huge frothy head which settles into a small but forever lasting foam and outstanding lace. The aroma has notes of white grape, plum, starfruit, pear (yes a lot of fruit esters), oaky and clean cut wood, bubblegum and dusty yeast esters and sublime corriander and pepper. The taste has that Belgium candi sweetness upfront but this beer shows undertones of bitter, spice, and oak upon the finish and good depth of palate. The feel is lively and refreshing....way too initially refreshing as I nearly drank the whole thing before I could rate it! The spices and oak can become too much as you finish the bottle however. Take your time and renew the palate in midstream. Wow, what a wonderful brew and a work of art! Sort of a saison, witbier, old ale hybrid...so calling it a Biere de garde works for me. Very RECOMMENDED!!

UPDATED: DEC 21, 2017 Wow. Pours hazy pure gold with bright white head. Aroma of lime sorbet, pepper, barnyard and of course oak. Very oak forward with a hint of that malt peaking through the wild funk. not over dry but a clean finish. Very interesting.

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